Language Resources for Students:
The following websites include activities that students may do for optional work. This work will also be incorporated into class work and group work activities in the classroom.
Humor
This website has a list of funny quotes and phrases. This can be helpful for students that are trying to understand humor. This could also be useful to try to compare British English and American English.> http://www.saidwhat.co.uk/quotes/funny/
Idioms
Dave’s ESL Café is extremely well known by the use of teachers and students everywhere. There is always an answer to your question on this website. This particular link will take you to a list of idioms with definitions and examples.> http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms/
Figurative Language Practice and Examples This website contains additional explanations on figurative language. It also includes some figurative language not yet discussed in class. So if you’re up for a challenge, you can check out the new figurative language terms : assonance and cliché.
Double Click on the individual words for even more examples.> http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/20-language-arts/343-figurative-language.html
Language Resources for Students:
The following websites include activities that students may do for optional work. This work will also be incorporated into class work and group work activities in the classroom.
This quiz will test your knowledge on figurative and poetic language.> http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz2436841be67e8.html
This webpage gives numerous examples of hyperbole.> http://www.worsleyschool.net/socialarts/hyperbole/hyperbole2.html
This website holds some very common examples of metaphors> http://www.saidwhat.co.uk/spoon/metaphors.php
This website has a list of funny quotes and phrases. This can be helpful for students that are trying to understand humor. This could also be useful to try to compare British English and American English.> http://www.saidwhat.co.uk/quotes/funny/
Dave’s ESL Café is extremely well known by the use of teachers and students everywhere. There is always an answer to your question on this website. This particular link will take you to a list of idioms with definitions and examples.> http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms/
This website contains additional explanations on figurative language. It also includes some figurative language not yet discussed in class. So if you’re up for a challenge, you can check out the new figurative language terms : assonance and cliché.
Double Click on the individual words for even more examples.> http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/20-language-arts/343-figurative-language.html